Planning Our Way to Energy Resilience.

Take charge of your community’s energy future.

In conjunction with Essex County Council, we’re delivering POWER Workshops; an engaging and inclusive way for communities in Essex to shape how your community uses, generates, and shares energy.

Developed by Essex County Council in partnership with Community Climate Action, the POWER programme builds on the successful Community Led Energy Plan (CLEP) model - putting residents at the heart of climate action & building energy resilience.

Find out how your council or community can access match funding to kick start your journey to cleaner, greener, cheaper energy for your community - and have a voice and vote in local community renewable energy companies. Learn how surplus (profit) from your projects can provide a Community Wealth Fund to fund other local needs & projects.

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Ready to Power Up Your Community?

Whether you’re just starting out or ready for full scale transformation, POWER Workshops provide a clear, supported pathway to action - grounded in local voices and driven by collective ambition.
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Register Interest

POWER Workshops.

Register to get an introduction to community led energy planning and discover how communities can take control of their energy resilience, delivering cleaner, greener, cheaper energy.
Funded by Essex County Council. This programme supports communities exploring first steps to energy resilience.‍ ‍
email power@communityclimateaction.uk or or contact us to express your interest.
This facilitated session will spark local initiatives, deliver desktop feasibility, build capacity and provide a route map for projects.

Price: £3,500 (50% match funding available from Essex County Council).
It is intended that this is 50% funded by Town or Parish Councils (we suggest smaller Parishes cluster in 3’s), though further grant funding may be available.
email power@communityclimateaction.uk or or contact us to express your interest.
Results in a tailored community energy plan.
Perfect for clusters of parishes or communities ready to move forward.
Price: £10,000 (50% match funding available from Essex County Council).
It is intended that this is 50% funded by Town or Parish Councils (we suggest smaller Parishes cluster in 3’s), though further grant funding may be available.
email power@communityclimateaction.uk or contact us to express your interest.
Strategic stakeholder engagement & investment planning.
Development of a Net Zero pathway.

Designed for councils/regions aiming for transformation.
email power@communityclimateaction.uk or contact us to express your interest.
Price: £45,000–£55,000 (Essex County Council grant funding available).

Orla Gibbons, Climate and Environment Team, South Cambridgeshire District Council

“Community Climate Action brought energy and optimism to our 2024 Local Climate Action Conference, leading the attendees through a dynamic introduction to community climate action planning. It was a pleasure working with Julian and he took care to cater the session to our local needs. Post-event feedback highlighted the urgency and enthusiasm felt by attendees after CCA’s session. One reported they would be ‘running a Climate Emergency strategy session with [their] Parish Council’ and working on a ‘plan for how to approach retrofitting in our village!’, while another ‘made contact with neighbouring climate action groups with a view to collaborating’. Thank you CCA!”

John Christopers, Architect Zero Carbon House & Founder Retrofit Balsall Heath. On delivering Community Climate Action planning workshops at Centre for Alternative Technology, for the Retrofit Reimagined Festival.

“I can warmly recommend the Community Climate Action plan workshops run by Joolz and team. Their intelligent consensus-based process helps people to participate and articulate local priorities. It feeds into policy and community-building, and is underpinned by a thorough understanding of carbon reductions and the practical action required. Reaching wide agreement on the actions required can be pleasantly surprising.”